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Saturday, September 5, 2015

RIP Mauro Vestri

The death of Mauro Vestri is being investigated, acted in
movies "Il secondo tragico Fantozzi”

The actor, 77, was found dead at his home on September 2.
Assumptions are it was suicide

Corriere Della Sera

September 5, 2015

By Giulio De SAntis

A death consumed in solitude on which, however, the proxy
extends the idea of ​​incitement to suicide. Mauro Vestri, who starred
alongside Paolo Villagio in the movie "Il secondo tragico Fantozzi” was
found dead on September 2 at his home in via Antonio Sala. The body was found
in a state of decomposition, a situation that anticipates at least a week, the
time of death of the actor, born in 1938 in Genoa

He lived in complete abandonment

The decision of the prosecutor to open an investigation
Plastina Nadia was born from the complete abandonment, in which, at the time of
the discovery, the artist poured, separated from his wife who lives in New
York. Vestri was lying on the bed, wearing pajamas. On entering the apartment,
investigators had the feeling of being in the presence of a man forgotten by
his loved ones. It is one reason that this may have led to his suicide Vestri
died silently after eating deadly substances. Thursday an autopsy was ordered
on the actor who starred in 1975 in "My Friends" by Mario Monicelli. The
results are expected by the end of November. Only then can you determine what
is behind the disappearance of Vestri, who finished his career in the film
"Fantozzi 2000-cloning."

Villagio: “I had not seen him for almost 20 years.”

"I'm sad for the death of Mauro. Genovese was like
me, we had not seen each other for almost 20 years, "said Paolo Villaggio,
creator and interpreter of the character Ugo Fantozzi. “Il secondo tragico
Fantozzi”, was found dead on September 2 at his home in via Antonio Sala. The
body was found in a state of decomposition, a situation that anticipates at
least a week, the time of death of the actor, born in 1938 in Genoa had finished
his career in the film "Fantozzi 2000-cloning."

About Me

Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1946 I have a BA degree in American History from Cal St. Northridge. I've been researching the American West and western films since the early 1980s and visiting filming sites in Spain and the U.S.A. Elected a member of the Spaghetti Western Hall of Fame 2010.